Improved broom for stables



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THOMS WRIGHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR IO JOHN A. HOLMES, OF

i SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 99,512

, dated February 1, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent: and making part of thesame To all whom it may concern:

quality, and the wire does not hold the mass suhciently tight tothehandle.

My invention, as distinguished from the mode of manufacture heretoforeadopted, consists in a metal ring, containing the caneand into which thetapering end of the handle is driven, so as to compress the canes firmlywithin said ring,`and then the ring is secured to the handle by nails orscrews, and the cane turned over the ling, or doubled and spread andclamped, to form the broom. 1

In thisV mode of construction, the fibrous materials are confined by theband, in a manner similar to that vemployed in making paint-brushes, butthe canes or,

fibres are folded over or doubled, and I here remark that the doublingof the fibres, I am'aware, has been employed with a wire, as in lthemanufacture of hairbrush'es, tooth-brushes, Ste.

In the thawing- Figure 1 shows a broom complete, and

Figure 2 is an elevation of the bunch of libre within the ring.

The ring a, containing the bunch l) of canes or other `fibres, alsoreceives the tapering end of the handle c,

the latter being driven in to wedge the fibres tightly withinthe ring a,and then nails or screws d are inserted, to h'old the ring a firmly inplace.`

The canes b or elastic libre being softened or plia- Y ble, are bentover, as indicated by the dotted lines, fig. 2, and spread int-o abroom-form, (lig. 1,) between suitable clamps.

The metallic band j' is applied to hold the broom in shape. r

Said hand is made of two pieces, united by rivets at e, so that the twoparts may be turned upon said rivets, to any desired angle to eachother, and thereby be made toconform to the angles of inclination of theedges of the broom.

Nails passing through 'the bands f and broom, as at 1T, and eitherclinched or riveted, serve to hold the parts rmly together.

The ornamental cap h, made of a cylinder surrounding the handle, and aflange, covering the bend of the canes, is employed to form a nish atthe junction of the handle and canes. This cap also aids in holding thecanes or fibres at point at which they are doubled,

by .preventing Vthe exterior portions driving up, and

bending outwardly and upwardly 'at said p'oin-t Where the canes aredoubled. v

What I claim as my improvement, in the construetion of brooms withfolded libres, is-' The ring a,vnails or screws d, and tapering handlec, as shown, in combination with the clamp f, for conlining the foldedfibres, as specified, and, in combination with the foregoing, the cap h,Vas and for the purposes described.`

Signed by me, this 6th day of JannaryA. D. 1870.

itnessesz THOS. WRIGHT.

CHAs. H. SMITH, GEO. T. PINCKNEY.

